There are 13 ways to get from Wolfsburg to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAJ - IST
7h 27m₺7,845–28,795Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAJ - SAW
7h 35m₺4,848–21,818Train, bus via Hanover
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
34h 1m₺11,061–39,211Train, night train
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain 27
- Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
40h 40m₺20,401–50,169Drive 2,220.3 km
- Drive from Wolfsburg to Istanbulcar 2,220.3 km
21h 36m₺17,657–25,504Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul (IST)plane BER - IST
7h 36m₺6,992–26,417Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
7h 53m₺6,195–27,440Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane HAM - SAW
9h 9m₺7,308–36,018Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Istanbul (IST)plane HAM - IST
9h 1m₺8,805–33,995Train, bus
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
35h 45m₺12,581–42,847Bus
- Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Squarebus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-01
36hTrain, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Wolfsburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
37h 29m₺6,057–9,065Drive, car train
- Drive from Wolfsburg to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Istanbulcar
26h 50m₺20,167–28,964
Wolfsburg to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wolfsburg to Istanbul is to train and bus via Sofia which costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 37h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Wolfsburg to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 29.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Wolfsburg to Istanbul station. However, there are services departing from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz and arriving at İstanbul Esenler bus station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h.
No, there is no direct train from Wolfsburg to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Yenikapi via Berlin Hbf, Decin Hlavni Nadrazi, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 40m.
The distance between Wolfsburg and Istanbul is 2032 km. The road distance is 2220.3 km.
The best way to get from Wolfsburg to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus via Hanover which takes 34h 1m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 40.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Wolfsburg to Istanbul, including transfers.
Wolfsburg to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz station.
Wolfsburg to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof station.
Wolfsburg to Istanbul bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square station.
What companies run services between Wolfsburg, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to İstanbul Esenler bus station via Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof, Braunschweig, Berliner Platz, Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square, and Dvirtsevyi Bus Station in around 36h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–30,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–15,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–20,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–21,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–14,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–13,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–16,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–17,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–18,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–18,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–16,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–28,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,500–11,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–8,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–3,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–8,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–37,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164174
- kundenservice@der-enno.de
- Website
- enno
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,624
- Schedules at
- enno
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,624
- Schedules at
- enno
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,624
- Schedules at
- enno
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,624
- Schedules at
- enno
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,624
- Schedules at
- enno
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Berlin Hbf to Děčín hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,400
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,400
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–3,400
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–5,500
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–24,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,478
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
Train from Wolfsburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Schedules at
- Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–7,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Lviv AS8 1 Dvirtseva Square
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–4,800
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Magdeburg to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–2,400
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–4,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,092
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,900
- Website
- Huntur
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Istanbul is 1h ahead of Wolfsburg. It is currently 3:41 AM in Wolfsburg and 4:41 AM in Istanbul.
Wolfsburg to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wolfsburg to Istanbul is 2220 km. It takes approximately 21h 36m to drive from Wolfsburg to Istanbul.
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